Aftermath of the storm and eve of the election

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, communities continue to deal with lives lost, property damaged, power outages, transportation system shutdowns, insurance claims and cold weather. . . . Now, some areas are working to provide alternate voting sites and still deal with the cleanup.

What is encouraging in the midst of the storm and the too-frequent verbal snipes in an election campaign is that across the nation, approximately 35 percent of voters took advantage of the early voting (and some had to wait in line for hours). Although the New York City marathon was canceled, many runners have volunteered to help in the relief efforts.

The 2008 presidential election had a 61.6 percent voter turnout, according to FactCheck.org. Let’s hope for record turnouts and quick relief efforts for the victims of the storm, all of whom are in our thoughts. On another note, has anyone calculated the adverse environmental impact of these campaign signs?